How to pronounce 扣 in Cantonese (152 out of 205):

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要額外買個扣先可以掛喺物件上面
need to buy an additional buckle to hang it on an object. The

Cantonese Sentence Breakdown

要 jiu3
important
vital
to want
to ask for
will
going to (as future auxiliary)
may
must
(used in a comparison) must be
probably
if
essential points
necessary
necessity
to desire
to need
should
額外 ngo5 ngoi6
extra
買 maai5
to buy
to purchase
to bribe
to persuade
to bet
to place a bet on
to kill
to have killed
個 go3
individual
this
that
size
classifier for people or objects in general or an action
indicates approximation when placed before numbers and after a verb
adds emphasis when added before a complement used with a verb
size
height
one
possessive particle
ten thousand dollars
bucks
扣 kau3
to fasten
to button
button
buckle
knot
to arrest
to confiscate
to deduct (money)
discount
to knock
to smash, spike or dunk (a ball)
to cover (with a bowl etc)
fig. to tag a label on sb
to place a containter upside down
to detain
in keeping with
to hook
先可以 sin1 ho2 ji3
can only then
掛 gwaa3
(verb) to miss (someone); (adverb) maybe
喺 hai2
in
物件 mat6 gin2
item
上面 soeng6 min6
(noun) Up stair; (figurative - old) 1. China

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